Ineligible for election, Comal candidate is still running — hard

Updated 12:32 pm, Friday, October 31, 2014

NEW BRAUNFELS — Despite being declared ineligible for election as Comal County district clerk, Kristen Hoyt's campaign signs have sprouted around early voting locations here.

As a result, Rene Brimmage, a write-in candidate, has added placards to her campaign signs in an attempt to alert voters that Hoyt can't be elected to the post.

Hoyt was declared ineligible because of a Texas residency requirement, but it came too late to remove her name from the ballot. Her continued campaigning is an effort to deceive voters, Brimmage said.

No other candidates are running to succeed retiring District Clerk Kathy Faulkner. If Hoyt receives the most votes in Tuesday's election — as seems likely given GOP dominance here — the post will be declared vacant and the appointment of the district clerk will fall to the four local district judges, officials say.

Hoyt did not respond to calls seeking comment. A local newspaper this week quoted her saying she's trying to capture votes, despite being ineligible, in hopes of influencing the judges to appoint her.

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And Hoyt took a highly unusual step to try to stop Brimmage from saying she can't take office. Find out more in Saturday's Express-News or at ExpressNews.com.